'Face Of Homelessness': Event Shines a Light on Collin County Homeless

January 14, 2013 – The Collin College Center for Scholarly and Civic Engagement will
host its annual “The Face of Homelessness: Finding Solutions for Collin County” from
7-9 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 29, at the Living Legends Conference Center located at the
Spring Creek Campus, 2800 E. Spring Creek Pkwy in Plano.

Many area residents may be surprised to learn that young children are experiencing
homelessness in the cities they call home. According to the Collin County 2012 Annual
Point-in-Time Homeless Count, there were “531 homeless individuals in Collin County
reported, which was a 44 percent increase over last year’s reported number.” The number
includes 320 adults and 211 children. “Like prior years, more than half of the children
identified in the homeless count were elementary school age or younger.”

Free and open to the public, “The Face of Homelessness” features presentations from
city representatives, school districts, social service agencies and the Collin County
Homeless Coalition regarding initiatives to resolve the homeless issue in Collin County.

A question-and-answer session will follow.

For more information, contact the Center for Scholarly and Civic Engagement at csce@collin.edu or 972.881.5927 with any questions.

Collin College serves nearly 53,000 credit and continuing education students annually
and offers more than 100 degree and certificate programs. The only public college
in the county, Collin College is a partner to business, government and industry, providing
customized training and work force development.